By The Numbers

September 5, 1999|ALEX MARVEZ

Quarterbacks may be kept on the roster in Carolina and Pittsburgh. Carolina's Dameyune Craig, who starred in NFL Europe this spring, has shown too much potential behind Steve Beuerlein, Jeff Lewis and Steve Bono to get cut. In Pittsburgh, coach Bill Cowher is weighing whether to keep rookie Anthony Wright instead of Pete Gonzalez or retain both behind Kordell Stewart and Mike Tomczak.

Of 138 1,000-yard rushers during the past 10 NFL seasons were rookies. Of those, only four were drafted in the top 10.

Pounds shed by Tennessee's Henry Ford in the offseason, prompting his return to defensive end from tackle. Ford, an underachieving 1994 first-round pick, has been team's best lineman in preseason.

Dollar amount in medical care Saints quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver has spent on his parents since entering the NFL in 1989. Tolliver's mother, Sharon, died of heart and kidney failure last month after a 10-year battle with diabetes.